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Enrollment
1,721
High
DISTRICT 1,301 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD SD 549C·NCES 410804000445
North Medford High School
1900 N Keene Way Dr, Medford, OR 97501 · (541) 842-3670 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,721 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Oregon public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,494 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 487 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 436 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 401 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 397 | 23% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.5%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
OR avg 31.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 26.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like North Medford High School
North Medford High School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Medford High School this school | 1,721 | 86.8% | 42.2% |
| South Medford High School Medford | 1,856 | 86.9% | 34.4% |
| Willamette High School Eugene | 1,455 | 87.5% | 18.6% |
| West Salem High School Salem | 1,606 | 89.5% | 24.5% |
| Sprague High School Salem | 1,712 | 88.8% | 23.5% |
| South Salem High School Salem | 2,195 | 89.5% | 23.8% |
Matched among Oregon high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Medford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #27 of 177 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #78 of 194 ▼ 28 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #74 of 201 ▼ 26 | #5 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,721 | #19 of 257 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #151 of 171 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #52 of 171 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #64 of 207 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #45 of 67 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,721
+61 (+4%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,573
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,721 | 71.9 | 23.9:1 | 87% (1,494) |
| 2023-24 | 1,661 | 74.4 | 22.3:1 | 63% (1,042) |
| 2022-23 | 1,701 | 76 | 22.4:1 | 89% (1,509) |
| 2020-21 | 1,660 | 70 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,658 | 71.8 | 23.1:1 | 43% (711) |
| 2015-16 | 1,700 | 76 | 22.4:1 | 43% (723) |
| 2010-11 | 1,775 | 73 | 24.3:1 | 45% (805) |
| 2000-01 | 1,973 | 84 | 23.5:1 | 14% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 1,573 | 70 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Medford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,658 to 1,721); teachers unchanged (71.8 to 71.9).
About North Medford High School
North Medford High School sits in Medford, Oregon, and is classified as a high school. In all, 1,721 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 173% more students than the average for high schools in Oregon (about 630).
Medford SD 549C runs 25 schools with a combined 13,735 students. North Medford High School is one of them.
More than half of enrollment at North Medford High School is White: 57%. Other groups include 32% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, North Medford High School scores 56%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Medford High School is 23.9:1, based on 71.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Oregon is 19.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. North Medford High School counts 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, North Medford High School lands at A, ahead of 88% of Oregon public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, North Medford High School is 13.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.2%. Predicted: 28.9%.
In Jackson County, median household income comes to about $73,999, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County counts 70 public schools with about 30,143 students.
Wilson Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, North Medford High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
North Medford High School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
In 2020-21, North Medford High School enrolled 1,660 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,721.
The allk12 page for North Medford High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
222,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,999
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
30,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford SD 549C
- South Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Logos Charter SchoolCombined · 1,285 students
- Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Medford
- South Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Logos Charter SchoolCombined · 1,285 students
- Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson Elementary School0.8 mi · 306
- Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 393
- The Valley School of Southern Oregon0.9 mi · 127
- Lone Pine Elementary School1.0 mi · 461
- Hedrick Middle School1.1 mi · 952
- Roosevelt Elementary School1.2 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About North Medford High SchoolHow many students attend North Medford High School?
North Medford High School enrolls approximately 1,721 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Medford High School serve?
North Medford High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Medford High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Medford High School is approximately 23.9:1 (72 FTE teachers).
How diverse is North Medford High School?
North Medford High School reports a student body of 57% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is North Medford High School in?
North Medford High School is part of Medford SD 549C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.